COMMUNITY IMPACT

How Our Programs Make Change

At the Independent Living Resource Center, services are available to all 209,475 people with a disability in northeast Florida.

Since our founding in 1978, our mission has been empowering children, adults and seniors to achieve their goals for independent living. As a community leader for disability rights, we constantly work to fight stigmas through education, break barriers through advocacy and expand opportunity through service provision.

Employment

Last year, the Independent Living Resource Center provided 803 vocational services for persons with disabilities.

Empowering our Next Generation

The ILRC Youth Advisory Council is made of 13-17 members of our community with disabilities between the ages of 13-25. The Council's goals are to increase creativity, confidence and independence, build teamwork and cooperation, develop conflict resolution, time management and organization skills and build communication, public speaking and negotiation skills.